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Officials
Chairperson
Mickey Kroll
770-638-1378
[email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer
David Priester
MCSi
770-455-7610 [email protected]
Membership Chairperson
T.J. Scott
Thomson Multimedia
770-338-4273
[email protected]
Program Chair
Ron Caird
Miranda
770-578-0096
[email protected]
Managers
Ry Alford ‘03
CTG Atlanta
404-352-3000
[email protected]
Larry McLendon ‘03
CNN Post Production
404-827-4358
[email protected]
Rick Ackermans ‘03
Turner Entertainment Networks
404-885-2037
[email protected]
David Siegler '04
Turner Studios
404-885-0314
[email protected]
Sterling Davis ’04
Cox Broadcasting
404-843-5230
[email protected]
Earl Higgins '04
AVID Broadcast
770-889-4591
[email protected]
Webmaster
Andy Funk
FOX5 News
404-898-0116
[email protected]
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Next Meeting:
Monday, November 11, 2025
Spiced Right BBQ at
6:30 PM
Program Starts at 7:30 PM
Hosted and Program by:
Pixelmetrix
Topic:
Measurement and Analysis of Digital Signals
Phil Dubs
Pixelmetrix
Digital signals are pervasive in the modern broadcast and video facility. These signals include SDI, HD-SDI, MPEG Transport Streams and RF signals such as 8VSB and various flavors of QAM from satellite. The ability to monitor the health and status of these signals at many points in the signal path is a critical component of maintaining the validity of the signal and for isolating areas of the infrastructure where problems occur. Mr. Phil Dubs of Pixelmetrix will discuss the methods of monitoring all of these signal points, content verification and will demonstrate the DV-Station, an integrated tool for preventative monitoring of digital networks. Pixelmetrix is a Singapore based technology company founded by members of the HP MPEG group.
Location:
The Weather Channel
300 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
Map and Directions:
PLEASE
POST
Invite
your Friends And Colleagues
Remember Saturday, December 7:
The Atlanta Section Fall Conference, “After Compliance…What’s Next?” is scheduled for Saturday, December 7th at Georgia Public TV. The all-day event features two separate conference tracks, one focused on Content Management and one focused on Facility Infrastructure. A conference announcement and registration form accompanies this Section newsletter. Complete program information will be sent soon. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dave Siegler, Mickey Kroll or Ron Caird. Contact information can be found on the front of this newsletter.
October Meeting Report:
Ryad Kahale of Vizrt presented the October program on Efficiency in Graphics Workflow. Kahale described the current situation as one of multiple purposes for much of the material produced by a station or production facility. The method presented for gaining efficiency in managing materials and workflow is to separate the two components of what is commonly
referred to as ‘Graphics’. Kahale referred to these two components as Content - text and pictures - and Graphics - how any particular content is presented or how it looks. By building and storing reusable templates for graphics and by maintaining separate storage of text and picture content, the two components can be stored, manipulated and shared using centralized databases. Discreet Content can be routed for use in multiple Graphic templates. This allows repurposing and multiple use to be done easily and efficiently. It also allows updating with new information to be done easily in real time. This capability is particularly useful in applications such as election coverage, sports, financial news and other areas where rapid display of constantly changing data is required.
Employment Opportunity:
Broadcast Maintenance Engineer WUPA UPN Atlanta. Maintenance and installation of all studio systems including: A/V servers, D/A routers, character generators, DVC Pro, Beta SP, Digi Betas, field camera equipment, Final Cut Pro NLE systems, Mac computer systems, transmission and receiver equipment. Computer literacy a must. CAD experience a plus. Ability to work independently, as a team member and can adapt to changing priorities. Position requires carrying station pager for maintenance emergencies. Some weekend and night work required. Job includes the climbing of ladders, crawling, kneeling, pulling cables and wires and lifting equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. Effective communication both written and verbal are essential. 3 years minimum broadcast maintenance required. SBE certification a plus. Send resume to: WUPA UPN Atlanta, Position Reference #: WEB-GSU-AP, 2700 NE Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30345
Easier to use web address:
This
web site can now be reached with the address atlsmpte.arfunk.com,
without the "www" and with no slashes. (This is in addition
to www.arfunk.com/atlsmpte
— just another way to reach the same site.)
News of Related Organizations:
The
Peach State Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers is reorganizing
and plans to become more active. They now have a web site at www.broadcast.net/~sbe5/
where you can find more information.
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The
Order of the Iron Test Pattern has
reorganized, with new levels of membership available such that those
with as little as 15-minutes experience now qualify. The Order's
Creed: "Through snow and glitches,
dropouts, ghosts and now cliff-effect, we survive —
undaunted." Those interested in the order can learn more at
its web site. |
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Have comments or suggestions for the Section web site? Send them
to Andy
Funk, [email protected] or [email protected].
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at no cost to the Section, by the Webmaster,
Andy Funk, as part of his personal web site.
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defray some of the Webmaster's expenses,
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